| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L56428/01 |
| Title: |
CRACK INITIATION AND GROWTH UNDER ASYMMETRIC COMBINED TORSION/BENDING |
| Principal Investigator: |
James, Professor M |
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| Department: |
Mechanical & Marine Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Plymouth |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 September 1997 |
Ends: |
31 August 1999 |
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54,239
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| Materials Characterisation |
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The overall aim of the project can be summarised as obtaining a better understanding of life prediction for aluminium alloys under VA loading in combined in-phase torsion-bend. Particular attention will be paid to identifying conditions which may lead to non-conservative linear damage summation models, and to the development of an improved model for early crack growth, intended to be applicable to weldments. This involves a detailed programme of experimental work, data from which will be input into a dislocation-based model of early crack growth. The results of the prediction exercise will be tested against S-N data from weldments and from specimens where the `reinforcement' has been machined off to allow crack growth to be followed. Preliminary attention will be given to linking stress data from a FEA of the weld geometry into the crack growth model.
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http://www.plym.ac.uk |